<p>You are given a <strong>0-indexed</strong> array of <strong>distinct</strong> integers <code>nums</code>.</p> <p>There is an element in <code>nums</code> that has the <strong>lowest</strong> value and an element that has the <strong>highest</strong> value. We call them the <strong>minimum</strong> and <strong>maximum</strong> respectively. Your goal is to remove <strong>both</strong> these elements from the array.</p> <p>A <strong>deletion</strong> is defined as either removing an element from the <strong>front</strong> of the array or removing an element from the <strong>back</strong> of the array.</p> <p>Return <em>the <strong>minimum</strong> number of deletions it would take to remove <strong>both</strong> the minimum and maximum element from the array.</em></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Example 1:</strong></p> <pre> <strong>Input:</strong> nums = [2,<u><strong>10</strong></u>,7,5,4,<u><strong>1</strong></u>,8,6] <strong>Output:</strong> 5 <strong>Explanation:</strong> The minimum element in the array is nums[5], which is 1. The maximum element in the array is nums[1], which is 10. We can remove both the minimum and maximum by removing 2 elements from the front and 3 elements from the back. This results in 2 + 3 = 5 deletions, which is the minimum number possible. </pre> <p><strong>Example 2:</strong></p> <pre> <strong>Input:</strong> nums = [0,<u><strong>-4</strong></u>,<u><strong>19</strong></u>,1,8,-2,-3,5] <strong>Output:</strong> 3 <strong>Explanation:</strong> The minimum element in the array is nums[1], which is -4. The maximum element in the array is nums[2], which is 19. We can remove both the minimum and maximum by removing 3 elements from the front. This results in only 3 deletions, which is the minimum number possible. </pre> <p><strong>Example 3:</strong></p> <pre> <strong>Input:</strong> nums = [<u><strong>101</strong></u>] <strong>Output:</strong> 1 <strong>Explanation:</strong> There is only one element in the array, which makes it both the minimum and maximum element. We can remove it with 1 deletion. </pre> <p> </p> <p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p> <ul> <li><code>1 <= nums.length <= 10<sup>5</sup></code></li> <li><code>-10<sup>5</sup> <= nums[i] <= 10<sup>5</sup></code></li> <li>The integers in <code>nums</code> are <strong>distinct</strong>.</li> </ul>